A recent study found that out of eight open source mobile platforms, Android ranks at the bottom in terms of openness. Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com

By Ryan Paul, Ars Technica

Market research firm VisionMobile has published a report that evaluates the openness of eight major open source software projects. The study—which was partly funded by the European Union—focuses largely on open governance, inclusiveness, transparency, and ease of access to source code. To quantify relative openness, the researchers established criteria and a numerical rating system with points.

The projects that...

By Wes Siler, Hell for Leather

Another electric motorcycle startup is jumping into the e-moto arena with a pair of machines it promises will deliver the performance of a 250cc dirt bike.

The RedShift MX motocrosser and RedShift SM supermoto are the first machines from San Francisco startup BRD, a company started by, and for, guys who like to ride.

The BRD RedShift MX is good for...